Retro Dance Character Poster

Retro Dance Character catches a figure mid-step against a hand-painted harlequin wall of red and dusty pink diamonds. Wide black trousers swing out from the knee, a striped blouson shirt billows at the sleeves and an orange neckerchief is tied in a loose knot. The face is left blank under the brim of a black hat, so the whole performance is carried by posture. The floor is a flat band of ochre with no shadow to anchor the dancer, which leaves the figure hovering slightly above it. It reads as flamenco without ever naming it.

Black matches the trousers and the hat, while oak warms the ochre floor. It belongs in a room with some energy, a hallway, a music corner or a kitchen wall, and pairs well with terracotta, brass and dark wood. The diamonds already give the eye a pattern, so avoid busy wallpaper behind it. Hung as a pair with another figure it gains rhythm, but it carries a wall on its own.